DES MOINES, Iowa – Ben McCollum, architect to the most successful men's college basketball dynasty of the last decade, was named men's basketball head coach at Drake University, Athletics Director Brian Hardin announced on Monday, April 1.
A native of Storm Lake, Iowa, McCollum arrives in Des Moines after spending the past 15 seasons as the head coach at NCAA Division II power Northwest Missouri State University. While in Maryville, he won four national championships (2017, 2019, 2021, 2022) including three tournaments in a row (2020 NCAA Tournament was canceled due to global pandemic).
"I am honored to be a part of the Drake basketball family," McCollum said.